INDUSTRY NEWS
March 2018
The monthly update on business news for professionals in the performing arts and audiovisual industries:
posting new productions, industry previews, calls, deadlines or job ads while connecting coproduction partners, vendors and buyers. Brought to you by the IMZ International Music + Media Centre, the international business network supporting performing arts through audiovisual media.
IMZ ACADEMY 2018 - JOIN US!
IMZ Academy Session “Brand, Media + Technology”
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
Together with the Eliette and Herbert von Karajan Institute, this IMZ Academy Session explored the implications for music + media producers on 23 March 2018.
IMZ Academy “Re-Imagining the Orchestra for the Digital Age”
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
Taking place from 29-30 May in Vienna/Austria, this IMZ Academy is designed to help orchestras position and promote themselves in the digital world.
AVANT PREMIÈRE MUSIC + MEDIA MARKET BERLIN 2018
Thank you! This was Avant Première 2018!
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
From 17-21 February 2018 the international cultural film industry met in Berlin and took over the Hotel Scandic Berlin Potsdamer Platz. It was the most succesful and fruitful edition to date. Thank you all for being a part of it!
LOOKING FOR COPRODUCTION
Grafenegg Midsummer Night's Gala 2018
Unitel
Pretty Yende, Joseph Calleja and Harriet Krijgh star at this year’s midsummer night’s gala at the famous Wolkenturm in Grafenegg.
The Brahms Symphony Cycle
Unitel
The complete Brahms Symphony Cycle with Paavo Järvi & The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen.
Winter Dreams: Eldbjørg Hemsing Plays Borgstrøm
Unitel
Eldbjørg Hemsing rediscovers Hjalmar Borgstrøm’s Violin Concerto. From the Stormen Concert Hall in Bodø, Norway.
PRODUCTIONS IN THE MAKING
Anton Bruckner – A Giant in the Making
Poorhouse International
A comprehensive portrait of the composer using extracts from the Bruckner cycle with Valery Gergiev and the Munich Philharmonic at St Florian, Austria.
Bernstein:Young People's Concerts, 27 New Episodes
Unitel
On the occasion of Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday: Bernstein’s Young People’s Concerts available for the first time for global distribution.
Birgit Nilsson 100th Anniversary: New Documentary
Unitel
“A League of her own” – An intimate portrait of Birgit Nilsson on the occasion of her centennial .
Elīna Garanča & Sir Simon from Baden-Baden
EuroArts Music International
Elīna Garanča joins the Berliner Philharmoniker & Sir Simon for the Easter Concert from Baden-Baden.
Start of filming: When the Evening and Morning Meet
Accentus Music
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Baltic States, Accentus Music has started filming for a new documentary about the music of the Baltic.
CALLS + OPPORTUNITIES
Calling all artists, collaborators & technologists
New World Symphony
Your presence and participation is requested at one of the most forward-thinking conferences for long-distance, multi-point collaborations!
Glyndebourne Opera Cup semi-finalists announced
Glyndebourne Productions Limited
The semi-finalists for the first Glyndebourne Opera Cup have been announced.
Submissions for Rose d'Or Nominations open now until 31 May
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
Unlike other awards, those shortlisted in each category will be invited to discuss their work and share their experiences with others in the industry ahead of the ceremony. You can submit your entries from 1 March in 10 different categories which celebrate the best drama, reality and factual, arts, AR and VR and many more.
The Golden Prague 2018 calls for entries
Czech Television
The call competition entries will be launched April 1, 2018!
NEW PRODUCTIONS
2Cellos – 2Faces
C Major Entertainment
Cellists Luka Šulič from Slovenia and Stjepan Hauser from Croatia have been a great success all over the world.
Bernstein: A Quiet Place
C Major Entertainment
In 1986 Bernstein conducted a refined version of his own opera A Quiet Place in Vienna.
Grammy Award Winner Daniil Trifonov in 4K
EuroArts Music International
Kathia Buniatishvili, Daniil Trifonov, Denis Matsuev, Zubin Metha, Kent Nagano & the IPO in 4K.
In the Shadow of the October Revolution
ORF-Enterprise GmbH & Co KG
2017 was the 100th anniversary of the October revolution in Russia. The takeover by the Communist Bolsheviks changed the world for ever and with it the live of three great Russion composers of the 20th century.
Juan Diego Flórez sings Mozart
C Major Entertainment
And now Mozart, finally. True, the desire had been there for a long time, but “now is the time, I feel I’m ready.”
Stars on Street
ORF-Enterprise GmbH & Co KG
“Stars on Street” is a cultural experiment with hidden cameras.
Wonderful Town
Bel Air Media
For the first time in France, and to start off the celebrations of Bernstein’s centennial, the delightful Wonderful Town at the Opéra de Toulon!
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